Dear Mr. Dykstra,
As you are aware, there has been a controversial debate on the future of the Niagara Regional Police Headquarters in St. Catharines. The Church Street location opened in 1963 and despite its history and prominent place in downtown St. Catharines, the Police Services Board has decided to move police headquarters out of St. Catharines to another city.
This move is expected to cost taxpayers close to 90 million dollars.
Though we represent different political parties, we both agree that a healthy downtown is an essential part of our community. The loss of police headquarters would be a devastating blow to our downtown and diminishes the importance of St. Catharines within the Niagara Region.
Residents of St. Catharines deserve to know if the Federal Government is going to support this move.
It is my sincere hope that the Federal Government does NOT commit a single tax dollar to move jobs out of downtown St. Catharines to another city.
I have fought hard and will continue to speak out against this move by the Police Services Board.
I stand with our residents who understand the importance of this issue to our community and hope you will do the same.
As a community we should speak with one voice and let Ottawa know that contributing to this project is wrong.
Yours very truly,
Andrew Gill
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